Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 6: Special Investigation Unit of Kashmir Police today conducted searches in the house of a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander in Kulgam district.
A police spokesman said that continuing its crackdown on militants, Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Kulgam today conducted searches in the residential premises of Abdul Gani Bhat, father of militant Farooq Ahmad Bhat alias Nali, at Chek Desen Yaripora. Farooq Bhat is an active militant of HM and is wanted in many militant related cases.
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The spokesman further stated that the searches were conducted after Designated Special Judge Under NIA ACT, Kulgam issued a search warrant in case FIR No. 142/2019 of P/S Yaripora Kulgam.
“The case pertains to the killing of five non-local labourers at Katrosa Kulgam in year 2019. The SIU is investigating the case and has been conducting searches and investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice,” read the statement.